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Powered By Sound Revolutionary Stove Could Help Reduce Poverty Nottingham UK (SPX) May 16, 2007 
It's a cooker, a fridge and a generator in one - and it could have a huge impact on the lives of people in the world's poorest communities. The 2m pound SCORE (Stove for Cooking, Refrigeration and Electricity) project brings together experts from across the world to develop a wood-powered generator capable of both cooking and cooling food.
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Russian Pipeline Monopoly Takes Over Oil Product Transit Firm
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 16, 2007Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov has signed a resolution on merging the state-controlled crude pipeline operator Transneft with the state-run oil product transit company Transnefteprodukt, the government's press office said Tuesday. Analysts say the merger is likely to raise the companies' efficiency and cut independent producers' expenses on oil and petroleum product transportation. ... more Regulator To Ask US Experts For Hydrocarbon Reserves Estimate 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 16, 2007Russia's mineral resources watchdog said Tuesday it will ask the American Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) to provide estimates of Russia's hydrocarbon reserves according to SPE procedures. The Federal Agency for the Management of Mineral Resources said it is primarily interested in estimates of reserves in areas without transport infrastructure. The regulator said earlier some foreign ... more Russia To Build Nuclear Centre In Sanctions-Hit Myanmar 
Moscow (AFP) May 15, 2007Russia said Tuesday it had agreed to help build a nuclear research centre in Myanmar, the Asian state run by a military junta that is under European and US economic sanctions. "The agreement foresees cooperation in the design and equipping of a centre for nuclear research in Myanmar," including a small light-water nuclear reactor, Russia's atomic energy agency Rosatom said in a statement. ... more Newmont Exec Sues New York Times Over Indonesia Stories 
Jakarta (AFP) May 15, 2007An executive from US mining giant Newmont sued the New York Times for more than 64 million dollars Tuesday over claims the firm dumped toxic waste into an Indonesian bay. Richard Ness said he sued the newspaper and one of its reporters for defamation in an Indonesian court over stories published in 2004 that claimed Newmont polluted the bay with tonnes of waste from its now defunct gold mine. ... more The Driving Force Behind Electric Vehicles 
Bonn, Germany (SPX) May 16, 2007Cultural differences between countries run right to the heart of government, thereby influencing technological innovation. This is reported in a comparative study by David Calef and Robert Goble published recently in the journal Policy Sciences. The authors outline efforts taken throughout the 1990s by both the US and French governments to adopt legislation fostering technological innovation to ... more |
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Brussels (AFP) May 14, 2007European Union countries made a new move Monday to pool defence resources by adopting a common strategy to manage the business aspects of EU defence and end the patchwork approach of today. The Defence Technological and Industrial Base (DTIB) strategy is aimed at establishing a common defence future in areas like research and development for the EU's 27 member nations. It would allow the E ... more Global Warming A Factor In Displacing One Billion By 2050 
London (AFP) May 14, 2007At least one billion people risk fleeing their homes over the next four decades because of conflicts and natural disasters that will worsen with global warming, a relief agency warned Monday. In a report, British-based Christian Aid said countries worldwide, especially the poorest, are now facing the greatest forced migration ever -- one that will dwarf those displaced by World War II. In ... more "Reducing Emissions From Deforestation" Initiative Launched 
Stanford CA (SPX) May 15, 2007Tropical deforestation, which releases more than 1.5 billion metric tons of carbon to the atmosphere every year, is a major contributor to global climate change. Recognizing this, a group of forest-rich developing nations have called for a strategy to make forest preservation politically and economically attractive. The result is a two-year initiative, dubbed "Reducing Emissions from Deforestati ... more Britain Appeals To US, China Over Climate Change 
Hong Kong (AFP) May 14, 2007British Prime Minister Tony Blair's envoy on climate change Monday called for the United States and China to alter their approaches to global warming ahead of a major international summit in June. Elliot Morley, speaking in Hong Kong on his way to Beijing, said all countries at the coming G8 meeting must work towards new targets for reducing carbon emissions after 2012, when the Kyoto Protocol e ... more |
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Caracas (AFP) May 14, 2007The Venezuelan government of firebrand President Hugo Chavez said Monday it was taking control of oil rigs from multinational firms, in the latest of a wave of nationalizations. Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez, who also heads the state-owned energy company PDVSA, said the firm had in the past ceded control of 18 offshore drilling platforms to foreign giants. "These companies demand millions ... more Consumers Willing To Pay More For Environmentally Responsible Fuels Including Clean Coal 
Washington DC (SPX) May 15, 2007A majority of consumers said they would pay more for clean energy because it is good for the environment, according to a recent survey conducted by the Energy and Resources industry group of Deloitte. "The most dramatic finding was the growing willingness of electricity consumers to pay higher costs to use fuels that are less damaging to the environment, including coal, if delivered as clean coa ... more Zambia Closes Chinese-Run Mine Over Air Pollution 
Lusaka (AFP) May 14, 2007Zambia has shut down a Chinese-run mine because its contribution to air pollution which threatens the health of hundreds of residents of nearby townships, an official told AFP Monday. Chiman Manufacturing Limited, which mines Manganese, was indefinitely closed on Friday for failing to put in place air pollution control mechanisms, said Justin Mukosa, spokesman of the Environmental Council of Zam ... more The Energy Nexus Of Russia And Central Asia 
Moscow, Russia (RIA-Novosti) May 15, 2007Last Thursday, Russia's President Putin arrived in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, for the start of a week-long visit to Central Asia, which will focus on energy. But the visit is not just about oil and gas. Electricity generation and transmission and atomic energy were also on the agenda, with Moscow and Astana agreeing to establish an international uranium enrichment center originally propo ... more
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